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Doboatherina balabacensis (Seale, 1910)

Balabac Island silverside
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Common names: Balabac Island silverside, Dagubdub, Gono
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Atherina balabacensis, Masbate, Ticao I., San Miguel harbor, USNM 136802 (neotype) (Ref. 121273). Adult, juvenile, and larvae specimens were caught by light-fishing off El Nido (Ref. 10558). Reported from Balabac, Samar, Cebu, Siquijor, Mindanao, Palawan, Culion, and Samal Is. (Ref. 9760); and Taal Lake (Ref. 12165, 13446). Also Ref. 1602, 37816.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sasaki, D. and S. Kimura, 2019
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tropical silverside, 巴拉巴克島美銀漢魚, 巴拉巴克岛美银汉鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherinomorinae
Etymology: Doboatherina: Name from 'Dobo', the local name of atherinid fishes in Mie Prefecture, Japan, and 'Atherina', the name of type genus of Atherinidae.;  balabacensis: Named for its type locality, Balabac Island (specimens lost during WWII)..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Tropical; 11°N - 8°N, 116°E - 124°E (Ref. 121273)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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